Apple being super cheap with this iPod

i think apples being pretty cheap with this new iTouch,
firstly- no dock adapter? really? you can't pay $0.50 more per iTouch just so we can have a dock adapter which most of us use?
no remote? yess i understand that the itouch already has a built in mic, but would it kill apple to give us the headphones that have the remote and no mic?
0.7mp cam? really? you can fit a 5mp camera into the iphone, but not even a 1one megap cam into the iTouch? i would rather have a better camera then the little bit of more thinnness
and has anyone else noticed that the usb cables with the rounded edge on the usb end is just a little longer than the usb cable that is squarish on the usb end?

i think apples being pretty cheap with this new iTouch,
firstly- no dock adapter? really? you can't pay $0.50 more per iTouch just so we can have a dock adapter which most of us use?
no remote? yess i understand that the itouch already has a built in mic, but would it kill apple to give us the headphones that have the remote and no mic?
0.7mp cam? really? you can fit a 5mp camera into the iphone, but not even a 1one megap cam into the iTouch? i would rather have a better camera then the little bit of more thinnness
and has anyone else noticed that the usb cables with the rounded edge on the usb end is just a little longer than the usb cable that is squarish on the usb end?

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I know! Plus they didn't even include a set of Bluetooth headphones! I mean some of us want to listen to music with headphones without wires, right? And why don't they include a case too? We all want a case, right?

To make it perfectly clear, what I am doing is being very sarcastic. Your sense if self-entitlement is frankly appalling. If you don't like the iPod touch, don't buy it. But apple does not owe you or anybody else anything.

Look what a clever boy! I wonder how you acted last year around this time with iPod touch 3gen vs iPhone 3GS? Actually back then we got an almost iPhone without a phone device for the price of 299$ Same screen, same speed, same ram, same everything minus the camera/GSM. How would you explain that clever boy?

I know! Plus they didn't even include a set of Bluetooth headphones! I mean some of us want to listen to music with headphones without wires, right? And why don't they include a case too? We all want a case, right?

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This is no excuse for what Apple did with earphones and dock connector this year. It was already included in previous iPod touch generation, along with earphones with remote. Both gone in 4gen. What a genius move, right?

I know! Plus they didn't even include a set of Bluetooth headphones! I mean some of us want to listen to music with headphones without wires, right? And why don't they include a case too? We all want a case, right?

To make it perfectly clear, what I am doing is being very sarcastic. Your sense if self-entitlement is frankly appalling. If you don't like the iPod touch, don't buy it. But apple does not owe you or anybody else anything.

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hehee! kinda like summink i would put lol! fluent in 2 languages: english and sarcasm!

This is no excuse for what Apple did with earphones and dock connector this year. It was already included in previous iPod touch generation, along with earphones with remote. Both gone in 4gen. What a genius move, right?

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They ran the numbers and discovered more people were calling support about "wtf is this plastic piece for?" than who actually used it.

The remote headphones were also the mic, and as the mic is now in the device, so that removes about 1/2 the reason for those headphones. Besides, those are just starter earbuds anyway.

I know! Plus they didn't even include a set of Bluetooth headphones! I mean some of us want to listen to music with headphones without wires, right? And why don't they include a case too? We all want a case, right?

To make it perfectly clear, what I am doing is being very sarcastic. Your sense if self-entitlement is frankly appalling. If you don't like the iPod touch, don't buy it. But apple does not owe you or anybody else anything.

Heh, you guys better not be people that were hoping for 3G in the iPod touch when the 3G rumors came along. I was the one who started "if you want 3G, get a $%^&%$## iPhone for that!". My God, if I hear the 3G on the iPod touch rumors again, I will flip. That rumor is worse than anything.

Heh, you guys better not be people that were hoping for 3G in the iPod touch when the 3G rumors came along. I was the one who started "if you want 3G, get a $%^&%$## iPhone for that!". My God, if I hear the 3G on the iPod touch rumors again, I will flip. That rumor is worse than anything.

Heh, you guys better not be people that were hoping for 3G in the iPod touch when the 3G rumors came along. I was the one who started "if you want 3G, get a $%^&%$## iPhone for that!". My God, if I hear the 3G on the iPod touch rumors again, I will flip. That rumor is worse than anything.

Threads like this is the reason I said screw it and got a 32Gb 3G refurb.
Someone has to complain about every little feature on the new Touch.I mean come on,the 3G is going to be heaven for me who hasn't had a music player in 6 months.

These kinds of threads amaze me. Whine about not having a spectacular cam to replace your Cybershot? Complain about static on the video, which, by the way, occurs on all three tiny handhelds that I own. No remote control? Are you serious? It's in your freakin' pocket/purse/desk. But I hear surround sound systems generally come with a remote. No earphones with built in mike? Again I'm scratching my head. Honestly, if I am going to be dictating my rounds from today on my ipod, I am not going to need headphones in my ears and the built in mic is beyond sufficient. What did I miss...No GPS? Wahhhh.

This started out to be a MP3 player (and a great one at that) with a few added bells and whistles and now it is cursed to forever be a fail because it isn't JUST LIKE THE iPHONE? Go buy an iPhone! Seriously. I would love for my Toyota Corolla to have the features of the Bentley I park next to in the morning but then again, when I was a kid I wanted my bike to be a pony.

The iPod Touch is what it is and what it is is exactly what was advertised when you CHOSE to buy one. Now I'm going to snicker on the way downstairs to get my Touch so that I can listen to music while I send some e-mails and order dinner.

This started out to be a MP3 player (and a great one at that) with a few added bells and whistles and now it is cursed to forever be a fail because it isn't JUST LIKE THE iPHONE? Go buy an iPhone! Seriously. I would love for my Toyota Corolla to have the features of the Bentley I park next to in the morning but then again, when I was a kid I wanted my bike to be a pony.

i think apples being pretty cheap with this new iTouch,
firstly- no dock adapter? really? you can't pay $0.50 more per iTouch just so we can have a dock adapter which most of us use?
no remote? yess i understand that the itouch already has a built in mic, but would it kill apple to give us the headphones that have the remote and no mic?
0.7mp cam? really? you can fit a 5mp camera into the iphone, but not even a 1one megap cam into the iTouch? i would rather have a better camera then the little bit of more thinnness
and has anyone else noticed that the usb cables with the rounded edge on the usb end is just a little longer than the usb cable that is squarish on the usb end?

Apple could just included the dock adoptor. Why not? It's probably pretty cheap, even though it sells as an accessory for $10.

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And notice that most 3rd party speaker / dock / clock thingys have a tendency to come with an assortment of adapters, often preferable by virtue of being the same plastic and colour as the device.

The only time you need a new adapter with a new iPod is when you have legacy devices (which may not be compatible anyway), or purchase an apple dock. (the universal one, not a device specific one, which seems to be the trend)

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